Thomas Williams

About Thomas Williams

With over 20 years of experience in IT, I am a highly skilled professional with a proven…

Experience

1. Senior Cloud Architect - Azure

   CACI International Inc

   Nov 2020 — Present

   Use OpenSCAP, SCAP Compliance Checker, and other tools to scan servers and appliances for DISA/STIG ​complianceConfigure Ansible templates to harden Linux servers and appliances to DISA STIG standardConfigure Windows group policy to harden servers to DISA STIG standard Manage and harden to specifications all aspects of Microsoft 365 such as Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, Microsoft defender 365 suite, Cloud App Security suiteAutomate coded deployments for apps, virtual machines, and infrastructure as code using Azure DevOpsAutomate resource deployments across multiple subscriptions using scripts and ARM templatesHarden Linux and Windows operating systems to NIST standardsDesign and implement secure networking solutions to connect to customer on premise networks to AzureProvide Azure technical expertise including strategic design and architectural mentor-ship, assessments, POCs, etcManage Role Based Access Control using Azure management groups to secure access to Azure subscriptions and resourcesIntegrate systems between Public Cloud Providers Azure and AWSConfigure Active Directory and Azure Active Directory to meet NIST standards of hardening Configure conditional access policies in Azure Active Directory to require Multi-Factor authentication at logonConfigure and manage Azure Policies to ensure current and future cloud elements meet a set of standardsDeploy core resources to new subscriptions with a predefined set of standards using Azure BlueprintsConfigure site-to-site VPN or Express Route to securely connect external cloud and on-premise networks to AzureUse Azure Automation for a multitude of tasks, to include patching VMs, deploying PowerShell/Python runbooks, start/stop VMs on a schedule, scale/descale Windows Virtual Desktops based on number of sessions